Ax.



R. S. RAINS.

APPLICATION men NOV. 24. 1916.

1,282,001., Patented 0ct.15, 1918.

UNITED sTA Es PAY NT onnicn.

p ROBERT 'siiminvspr VViNEMONT," Athenian Asi emon or own-HALF ToWILLIAM EARL JAMES; or oULfirnn, ALABAMA.

T a w m Many mam- ,Be 31b knowntha-tfl, Bonner: S. Russ a CICIZQ'IVI ofthe United States,' resld ng at Vinemont, in thefcounty 'of Cullman' andV of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsm Ages;and I do hereby declare the, followmg to be a full, clear fanclexactdescription of the inve t-i n, Y RCII ll nab Ot s Sk ll the art toW'vhich itffappertains to make m -userh sme- J 'This'inrentio relates toages, andparticirlairly 1501 sectionalax. It is an object of'the presentinvention to provide an a as of sectional form, the parts of which areadapted to be interlocked inassembledrelatio'n and ai'e so designed thatwhen assem A bledgthey will provide the ax eye forthe handle andfit' isa particular object of. the present invention t'oprovlde'for a renewalor substitution,forinterchange of the parts of theax soas to prolong itsuseful service; A further object of the invention is to providea"sectional ax" having cutting wedges or blade portions" adapted tointerlock with cheek plates, the 'latterf being; substantially duplicateand interchangeable, and further to 1 provide an ax involving duplicateand interchangeable wedge or" cutting blades;

and to provide for the positive securin in assembled position, thesections of theax'.

' 1 With these 1 and other obj ects in view? th'cf present inventionconsists of an ax coniprising a plurality of'sections havinginterlocking fea-tu land adaptedwo be securely fflsteiied-in assembledposition upon a hant While I have shown my invention as embodied in thepresent instance ilia doublea sda t i t beundert t o t m th principleo'f the 5 "invention may be carried; into poll-axes, broad-axes,hand-axes,"hanimers,- mattocks, picks, and various other tools andimplements adapted to be mounted upon woodennor other handles, and inthe accompanying drawings illustrating this invention:

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the separated parts of the ax.-

In the form of the invention illustrated the ax comprises substantiallyduplicate Specificationof Letters l ateint. Patented 0913 15 191 8,'A'ppncauon fiieiino emner 241916. VSeria1N o. 133 ,1 89.

cavO-conYex in transvei'se section, and have at opposite sidessubstantially semi-circular lips or tongue portions 11 the outersurfaces of each of the intermediate sections or che'ek plates 10 beingadapted to conform nicely with the outer tapering surface of tl'iewe'dge or blade members 2 -sothatrwhen the cheek'ulates 10 are assembled,upon the wedge members 2, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,the outer surfaceson'the opposite sides of the ax proper form continuous, smooth surfaceswhere the arcuate edges'12 of the cheek sections 10 register withthearcuate edges"? of the recess or rabbets 6 in'the respective wedge orblade members.

'lfia'chof the wedge or blademembers "2 has itsupper and thickened endprovi'ddv with a longitudinal slot org'roove 5, and these; inconjunction with the concaved surfaces 13 of the cheek plateslO of the ax will, when the sections of the aX are v as-j sembled, form a handlereceiving eye 1ft.

'18' oflthe opposite cheekplate after passing through the interposedthickened end of'the wedge 0r blade member 2. These screws serve to clamthe cheek plates firmlv upon the interposed handle A and into thedepressed or recessed seats 6 on opposite sides of theblade sections.

One ofthe important features of the present invention consists of meansfor firmly interlocking the sections, of the ax in assembled position soas to prevent relative movement of one onthe other independently of thefastening means or screws 15, and to that end each of the blade or wedgesections 2 is provided at its upper or thickened end. portion 4: with anaperture of suit able outline, here shown as rectangular, and one oithetongue or lip members 11 of each cheek plate 10 is provided with boss ortenon portion 21 on its inner surface which upon the wed e or bladeportion 2.

While the planes of the bottom of the recesses 6 of each blade member 2may be parallel, or substantially parallel, with each other, they areshown in Fig- 2 being disposed slightly angularly to correspondapproximately with the angle or taper of the side faces oi. the wedge 2and the bowed outer surface of the overlapping cheek plates 10 whenthese latter are assembled upon a wedge or blade member 2, and to securea maximum length of thread tor the purchase or reception of the screws15 1 prefer that the screw threads for receiving them be formed in'thelugs or tenons 21 as shown at 18, and Z).

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a sectional {1Xcomprising substantially duplicate and interchangeable side or cheekplates 10 adapted to be clamped upon a handle and which are formed withinterior opposed surfaces con caved suiiiciently to form, when inassembled relation, an eye to receive the handle of the an and haterovided a detachable v 7 Go ies of this patent ma be obtained for livecents each h' addressin the Gommissioner of Patents 2 .7 a v vunderstood that while I have shown the invention as embodied in a doubleedged an, that the parts may be designed, constructed, and arranged asexpedient in the erection of axes or tools of other types, so long asthe members are formed of sections adapted to interlock with each otherand capable. ofbeing securely fastened upon an inserted handle. I V

What is claimed as new is; I

1. A sectional comprising a' pair of duplicate cutting blades each ofwhich is thickest at its edge parallel to the cutting edge, said thickeredge being substantially straight, the sides of each bit recessed fromsaid thicker edge downwardly toward the cutting edge, each bitperforated trans "versely at its recessed area; and eye-forming sideplates having parallel shoulders to abut the edges of assembled bits andreinforcing lips extending from the-shoulders to iit flush in the saidrecesses of said hits, the lips having apertures to receive fasteningmeans passing also through the bits. V 1

2. A sectional ax comprisinga pair of duplicate cutting blades each ofwhich is thickest at its edge parallel tothe cutting edge, said thickeredge being substantially straight and longitudinally grooved to fit thehandle, the sides of each bit recessed from said thicker edge downwardlytoward the cutting edge, each bit perforated transversely at itsrecessed area; and eye-forming side plates having parallel shoulders toabut the edges of assembled bits and rein forcing lips extending fromthe shoulderto fit flush in the side recesses of said bits, the lips haing apertures to receive fastening, means passing also through the bits,the

walls of the groovedbit ends serving to take strains from thefasteningmeans when the handle is turned to pry with the ax; p s Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Attest:

PAINE DENSON, Fern l JAMns.

ashi'ngton, 19. 9.

ROBERT s einis;} j

